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New lasers capture energy like noise-cancelling headphones

Physicists at The Australian National University have developed extremely powerful microscopic lasers that are even smaller than the wavelength of the light they produce.

One thing is certain: Australians pay tax fairly, says ANU academic

Allegations that Australia is a nation of “lifters and leaners”, and that more people are not paying any taxes are not on the money, says ANU professor.

Coal is not the future, UN climate change expert tells ANU conference

Australia must phase out coal by 2030, the United Nation’s top climate adviser told an ANU conference this week.

ANU Covid response about protecting students

While the Australian National University’s response to the campus closure due to COVID-19 restrictions may have started off somewhat rocky, any kinks in the system have been smoothed out, the University says. ANU’s...

The perils of pollen: Another bad hay fever season ahead, ANU expert says

Canberra allergy sufferers should prepare for a bad hay fever season. Last year’s was the worst on record, and this spring is shaping up to be just as severe, ANU pollen expert Simon Haberle predicts.

Lyneham High community to be tested after COVID case identified

The Lyneham High community have been informed a student attended school over a number of days while infectious with COVID-19.

ANU Classics Museum brings the distant past closer to us

To anyone fascinated by the ancient world, the ANU Classics Museum is a treasure trove, the collection spanning more than 1,500 years.

Giant star 100 times bigger than sun explodes

Astronomers from the Australian National University have captured never-before-seen photos of an exploding giant star, 100 times bigger than the sun.

ANU researchers make Parkinson’s disease breakthrough

A new type of hydrogel that could radically transform how we treat Parkinson’s disease has been developed by ANU researchers.

Stephen Dupont captures impacts of climate change in new exhibition

Acclaimed Australian photographer Stephen Dupont's new exhibition, Are We Dead Yet?, launches at aMBUSH Gallery, ANU in August.

Overseas travellers to quarantine at ANU

Government officials returning from overseas are in quarantine at a vacant residential accommodation complex at ANU for 14 days from 21 July.

Australia could be renewable energy superpower

Australia could be a renewable energy superpower, with an industry worth billions of dollars, ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt believes.

New ANU lab will make ACT a renewable energy leader

A world-class research laboratory at ANU aims to develop a resilient and decarbonised energy system for Australia.

Afghan war rugs a testimony to creativity and resilience

An exhibition of war rugs at ANU’s Drill Hall Gallery shows how 40 years of conflict have left their marks on Afghanistan's art and citizens.

New app a one-stop shop for COVID alerts across Australia

Canberra researchers have developed a new web app that pulls together COVID-19 alerts and exposure locations from across the country.

Black holes swallow neutron stars like ‘Pac Man’

Scientists from the ANU and around the world have for the first time detected black holes eating neutron stars, “like Pac Man”, in a discovery documenting the collision of the two most extreme and enigmatic objects in the Universe.

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